About the Author

British-born sculptor, Peter Hide, has distinguished himself as one of the world's foremost practitioners of welded-steel sculpture. Working in the assembled sculpture tradition of Pablo Picasso, David Smith, and Anthony Caro, Hide has produced artworks of remarkable individuality and innovation. In 1998, the Edmonton Art Gallery held a 25-year retrospective of his work, "Peter Hide in Context", and in 2008, the North Edmonton Sculpture Workshop organized a special exhibition of five large works by Hide, on the sculpture terrace at the Royal Alberta Museum. He is represented in important private and public collections throughout North America and Europe, and currently makes his home in Edmonton, Canada, where he teaches at the University of Alberta.